Simple Man

by Daniel J. Pitcher

Think your family's dysfunctional? Think again.George's mother has just died and his existence turned upside down. As if the seven stages of grief aren't enough to cope with, life is slinging yet more contention his way.There's the vacuous girlfriend he detests and the alcoholic stepfather. Then there's the recurring nightmare, the voluptuous cousin he worships from afar and the uncle with a gangland past.Not to mention the bedwetting and involuntary erections...Then when a family tree amongst his mother's possessions throws up a mystery, George is plunged into a murky family past that harbours a closet full of bones and an unthinkable taboo.

227 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 28, 2012